Gerry McGovern
gerrymcgovern.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2009
Gerry McGovern writes about digital waste, data center environmental impact, and user experience and content quality.
What HN saysHN commenters cite him on the environmental cost of data centers and images, including a claim that renewable power for data centers is greenwashing.
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pcurve · 2022-12-26
I also attended Chicago event a few years ago. I absolutely loved it, including the city of Chicago. My favorite part was accidentally having lunch with one of the attendees who happened to a speaker. https://gerrymcgovern.com/
I feel like UX as a discipline has changed so much particularly in the past few years that I've lost my love for it leading me to leave my job couple months ago to take a break.
To me, the Event Apart / A List Apart represent the golden days. While I'm sure the latter will live on, I will miss the Event Apart.
remoquete · 2024-01-20
What I find interesting here is how the effect of using lowercase would add up and reduce carbon production significantly. It reminds me of Gerry McGovern's articles on the use of images and the environmental impact that that has. https://gerrymcgovern.com/books/world-wide-waste/
foobiekr · 2023-01-14
It’s a bit of propaganda that the DCs are powered by renewables.
https://gerrymcgovern.com/data-centers-greenwashing-par-excellence/
Elepsis · 2009-08-10
Not sure what the deal with that link is, but here's the actual source (with no weird footer): http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/nt/2009/nt-2009-08-10-nobody-cares.htm